Deep fried or pan fried breaded chicken wings are one of the dinners my kids love. But we all know that fried food isn't exactly the healthiest in the world, so I'm not cooking this dish too often. But once in a while... that works, right? :)

The recipe I'm about to show you is very easy, I'm using the most basic breading technique but to give the wings a bit more flavor, I do season them before applying the breading.

French fries and a tasty coleslaw salad will serve as the sides today. If you want a healthier side dish, try mashed potatoes. Now let's cook!

Supplies

The list of ingredients for this recipe is on the shorter side, as you can see below.

The amount of wings is just about right for my family of 2 adults and 3 kids.

15 chicken wings

1 cup flour (all purpose)

1 cup cornstarch

3-4 eggs

2 cups breadcrumbs

4 tablespoons olive oil

1-2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 teaspoon red paprika

salt & pepper to taste

vegetable oil for frying

I'm sure you have all the ingredients at home, right?

Step 1: How to Make Breaded Chicken Wings

Let's start with a video from my cooking YT channel, it shows the whole process and is very easy to follow.

Step 2: Prepare the Chicken Wings

The first thing we need to do is to divide the chicken wings into 2 pieces, by cutting through the joint. I have already removed the tips, since there is no meat on those anyways.

Season the wings with 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil, 1-2 teaspoons of garlic powder, a generous amount of salt and black pepper. Finish it up with a teaspoon of red paprika.

Mix everything properly, paprika will help us as a marker... once all the pieces are red, you know you mixed well :)

Step 3: Breading Time

Beat the eggs and season with salt & pepper. You will also need all purpose flour and breadcrumbs.

And now to the breading, it's very simple. First dip the wings in flour, eggs come next and the breadcrumbs at the end. Don't go too heavy with the breadcrumbs, we don't want a very thick breading layer.

Step 4: Time to Fry

Heat up a generous amount of oil in a pan, pick a type with a high smoking point such as canola. You need enough oil so that even the largest pieces of chicken are at least halfway submerged in it.

Fry on medium high, flip the pieces a few times and move them around the pan. The oil is always the hottest in the center of the pan so by moving the wings around you ensure an even cook.

Step 5: Wings Are Ready

Once the wings are golden brown, it's time to take them off the pan. Place them in a bowl with a paper towel in it, to absorb some of the fat. And continue with the second batch.

Step 6: Time to Serve

As mentioned above, I'm using simple French fries as the side and I don't think it's necessary to explain how those are made, right? I think some salad goes really well with this dish, I've made a simple coleslaw salad that we all love. And a touch of Tartar sauce would be a great addition too!

And that's it! I hope you liked this recipe.

Looking for more chicken dinner ideas? Check my Marinated Chicken Wings, Grilled Chicken Gyros or Sauerkraut Baked Chicken Legs.

See you next time :)